Haingedicht - Weil am Rhein, BW, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
N 47° 34.750 E 007° 37.232
32T E 396264 N 5270450
A small poem transformed to a sculpture made of living trees.
Waymark Code: WMNZRY
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 05/31/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 4

"Haingedicht" (bosk poem) is a sculpture in the park south of Weil am Rhein that evolved from the area of the state horticulture festival in 1999.

The sculpture is a spiral of trees, according to the Celtic tree alphabet Beth-Luis-Nion it can be read as the sentence: "Ich binn ein Baum und zugleich das Kind das darauf klettert." (I am a tree and at the same time the child who climbs on it.)

Haimgedicht was created by the artists Barbara Maria Meyer and Markus Gadient. It was a gift of the canton of Basel-Stadt to the city of Weil as a contribution the the aforementioned hortitculture festival.
Title: Haingedicht

Artist: Barbara Maria Meyer and Markus Gadient

Media (materials) used: different trees

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Dreiländerpark

Date of creation or placement: 1999

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